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Press Release
Vedder Price Opens New Miami Office, Adds Veteran Greenberg Traurig Shareholder
January 5, 2023
Vedder Price announced today the launch of a new office in Miami as part of its continued strategy to locate in markets where our clients expand, attract top legal talent and strengthen the firm’s core practice areas.
In launching the Miami office location, Vedder Price is well positioned to continue to serve South Florida client needs in its largest practices, Finance, M&A/Private Equity and Global Transportation Finance, while continuing to expand its Capital Markets footprint.
Vedder Price will be open for business and fully operational on January 5, 2023.
“Our Miami office expansion aligns perfectly with our strategic plan,” said Vedder Price President and CEO Michael A. Nemeroff. “Our acclaimed national and international strengths in finance, M&A and global transportation finance work provide significant opportunities for the firm and its clients in Miami’s dynamic and vibrant business environment. Dozens of clients have already relocated to Miami or have established significant operational infrastructure in and around the city.”
Additionally, the new office location and proximity to the greater Miami community will effectively serve as a gateway for the firm’s existing business relationships with aircraft financiers located in Latin America.
Veteran attorney Kenneth Gerasimovich will join the Miami office as a new Shareholder in the firm’s Finance & Transactions practice area. Gerasimovich joins the firm after spending the last 18 years as a Shareholder with Greenberg Traurig. Gerasimovich has extensive experience in his field and concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities, SPAC business combinations and private equity investments. Gerasimovich will also provide the Miami office with significant experience in assisting clients with technology, health care and life sciences, manufacturing, real estate, energy and media-related matters.
In addition, several current Vedder Price attorneys, including Jennifer Durham King, Theresa Peyton and Daniel Barlin, will relocate to Florida and join the Miami office. King, a Shareholder, the firm’s Corporate Practice Area Leader and a member of Vedder Price’s Board of Directors, regularly represents issuers and underwriters in a broad range of transactions, including public and private debt and equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and capital planning and formation. Peyton, a Shareholder in the firm’s Global Transportation Finance team, has extensive experience in commercial and private aircraft finance and leasing matters, rolling stock and plane machinery equipment finance, and securities. Barlin, a Counsel and a member of the firm’s Global Transportation Finance team, is an experienced aviation attorney and focuses on assisting clients with commercial aircraft financing, operating and finance leasing, and the sale and purchase of aircraft-related matters.
The firm plans to expand its client offerings in Miami to include other key practices, including Government Investigations, Commercial Litigation, and Labor and Employment. The firm is currently recruiting attorneys to grow the Miami office.
The firm’s Miami office will be located at 600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1500, Miami, FL 33131.
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Press Release
Vedder Price Recognized in Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2023
December 16, 2022
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that our Global Transportation Finance team and attorneys Bill Gibson and Ji Woon Kim, have again been recognized by Chambers Asia-Pacific in 2023 for the Aviation Finance practice in Singapore. In addition. Vedder Price has been recognized in a new category for 2023: Asia-Pacific Region.
- Asia-Pacific Region: Aviation: Finance – Band 4
- Asia-Pacific Singapore: Aviation: Finance – Band 4
- Attorney Ranking: Bill Gibson – Band 4
- Attorney Ranking: Ji Woon Kim – Band 4
The Vedder Price Aviation Finance practice in Singapore received praise from clients who noted, “They are one of the best aviation legal counsels for dealing with global, complicated and recent issues. With timely advice from its globally extensive network, in addition to its accumulated intangibles and experience in the global aviation market, we were able to deal with many issues during the pandemic.”
Chambers and Partners is a notable resource for the legal profession and has built a reputation for in-depth, objective research. Chambers conducts thousands of interviews with lawyers and their clients worldwide to identify and rank the world’s best lawyers according to the criteria most valued by clients—such as technical knowledge, business acumen, prompt delivery and value. On the basis of this research, Chambers ranks both firms and individual attorneys around the world.
Click here to view the firm’s Chambers Asia-Pacific profile.
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Press Release
Vedder Price Opens New Miami Office, Adds Veteran Greenberg Traurig Shareholder
January 5, 2023
Vedder Price announced today the launch of a new office in Miami as part of its continued strategy to locate in markets where our clients expand, attract top legal talent and strengthen the firm’s core practice areas.
In launching the Miami office location, Vedder Price is well positioned to continue to serve South Florida client needs in its largest practices, Finance, M&A/Private Equity and Global Transportation Finance, while continuing to expand its Capital Markets footprint.
Vedder Price will be open for business and fully operational on January 5, 2023.
“Our Miami office expansion aligns perfectly with our strategic plan,” said Vedder Price President and CEO Michael A. Nemeroff. “Our acclaimed national and international strengths in finance, M&A and global transportation finance work provide significant opportunities for the firm and its clients in Miami’s dynamic and vibrant business environment. Dozens of clients have already relocated to Miami or have established significant operational infrastructure in and around the city.”
Additionally, the new office location and proximity to the greater Miami community will effectively serve as a gateway for the firm’s existing business relationships with aircraft financiers located in Latin America.
Veteran attorney Kenneth Gerasimovich will join the Miami office as a new Shareholder in the firm’s Finance & Transactions practice area. Gerasimovich joins the firm after spending the last 18 years as a Shareholder with Greenberg Traurig. Gerasimovich has extensive experience in his field and concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities, SPAC business combinations and private equity investments. Gerasimovich will also provide the Miami office with significant experience in assisting clients with technology, health care and life sciences, manufacturing, real estate, energy and media-related matters.
In addition, several current Vedder Price attorneys, including Jennifer Durham King, Theresa Peyton and Daniel Barlin, will relocate to Florida and join the Miami office. King, a Shareholder, the firm’s Corporate Practice Area Leader and a member of Vedder Price’s Board of Directors, regularly represents issuers and underwriters in a broad range of transactions, including public and private debt and equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and capital planning and formation. Peyton, a Shareholder in the firm’s Global Transportation Finance team, has extensive experience in commercial and private aircraft finance and leasing matters, rolling stock and plane machinery equipment finance, and securities. Barlin, a Counsel and a member of the firm’s Global Transportation Finance team, is an experienced aviation attorney and focuses on assisting clients with commercial aircraft financing, operating and finance leasing, and the sale and purchase of aircraft-related matters.
The firm plans to expand its client offerings in Miami to include other key practices, including Government Investigations, Commercial Litigation, and Labor and Employment. The firm is currently recruiting attorneys to grow the Miami office.
The firm’s Miami office will be located at 600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1500, Miami, FL 33131.
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Media Mention
Dana Armagno Receives Crain’s Chicago Business 2022 Notable Gen X Leaders in Accounting, Consulting and Law Recognition
December 9, 2022
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that Operating Shareholder Dana Armagno has been recognized for inclusion in the prestigious Crain’s Chicago Business 2022 Notable Gen X Leaders in Accounting, Consulting and Law list.
This special editorial feature published in the December 12, 2022 edition is dedicated to profiling the top Chicago area accountants, consultants and attorneys currently serving in senior level leadership roles.
Armagno was selected for inclusion in this year’s list as a result of her significant contributions to advancing industry, major accomplishments over the last 18 months and for effecting change in her role at the firm
To view Armagno’s profile in the issue and the overall editorial feature, please click here. Subscription may be required for viewing.
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Publication
VedderOnDemand: Record-Keeping Obligations and Personal Devices: What You Need to Know in 30 Minutes or Less
December 19, 2022
Vedder Price attorneys Junaid Zubairi, Rachel Copenhaver and Brooke Conner from our Government Investigations and White Collar Defense group invite you to view an OnDemand Program with important updates regarding business entities’ (including public companies, private equity firms, broker-dealers and advisors) books and records obligations relating to off-channel communications, such as text messages and ephemeral messaging applications, and how to manage the use of personal devices for business purposes.
They provide an overview of recent regulatory enforcement activity regarding off-channel communications and key takeaways from public settlements and company disclosures. In addition, they provide an overview of best practices for organizations (both registered and unregistered) to follow and offer tips for avoiding future scrutiny by regulators or private litigants.
To watch the program in full, click here.
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Webinar
UK Employment & HR Webinar: Navigating 2023 – Developments to Prepare for and Plan
7 February 2023
Navigating 2023 – Trends to Prepare for and Plan
Join us on 7 February at 12:30 GMT for a practical discussion on getting 2023 off to a confident start, looking at the following:
- Flexible working changes on the horizon
- Reforms to the law on sexual harassment in the workplace
- The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and why it matters to your business
- Family-friendly rights and what to look out for in 2023
- “Belief” discrimination – the new battleground
- Developments affecting data protection
- A sweep-up of other key changes to be aware of this year
CPD Credit Pending
England and Wales – 1.0 hour CPD
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Seminar
Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL
April 18, 2023
Please join us at a complimentary, half-day session designed for in-house counsel and human resources professionals, hosted by the Vedder Price Labor & Employment group.
Event Details
Tuesday, April 18 | 8:30 a.m. - Noon (CT)
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel | Chicago, IL
221 N Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
Breakfast provided.
Who should attend: This event is intended for in-house counsel and human resource professionals.
Agenda Topics
Restrictive Covenants
Employee Benefits Update
ADA and Additional Leave Issues
NLRB Updates
Key Nationwide Developments
Pay Equity and TransparencyCLE & HRCI Credit Pending
Vedder Price is an accredited CLE provider in California, Illinois and New York; and, when possible, a sponsor in Florida, Texas and Virginia.
HRCI credit may be made available for some events.
To learn more about other 2023 Vedder Works seminars, please click here.